Thread: MySQL IPO plans

MySQL IPO plans

From
Ron Mayer
Date:
My apologies if it's been posted before, but this is the first I've seen of it.
http://news.com.com/MySQL+hits+50+million+revenue%2C+plans+IPO/2100-7344_3-6179290.html?tag=nefd.top

MySQL's got $50 mil revenue showing decent growth ($6.5 mil in 2002; $34 mil
in 2005), and re-iterated their intentions for an IPO. Also notable: IBM
and MySQL are cooperating too.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2122172,00.asp
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3674076
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/mysql_ibm_partnership/

Yeah, I know it's a bit off topic (sorry) but thought it might be of interest
to people lurking here.

Re: MySQL IPO plans

From
"Joshua D. Drake"
Date:
Ron Mayer wrote:
> My apologies if it's been posted before, but this is the first I've seen of it.
> http://news.com.com/MySQL+hits+50+million+revenue%2C+plans+IPO/2100-7344_3-6179290.html?tag=nefd.top
>
> MySQL's got $50 mil revenue showing decent growth ($6.5 mil in 2002; $34 mil
> in 2005), and re-iterated their intentions for an IPO. Also notable: IBM
> and MySQL are cooperating too.
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2122172,00.asp
> http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3674076
> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/mysql_ibm_partnership/
>
> Yeah, I know it's a bit off topic (sorry) but thought it might be of interest
> to people lurking here.

I don't think it is offtopic.

Joshua D. Drake

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